Introduction

Weapons Races is a military television documentary series examining the development of various new military technologies and how their evolution impacted tactics and strategies used in warfare since the High Middle Ages, but focused mainly on film since World War I.

Outline

Look at the way in which both the technology and the tactics of submarine warfare were adapted and developed during the Cold War, and how boats like the USS Virginia and the Russian Akula are today’s most powerful and deadly naval units.

From the very first nuclear powered sub, USS Nautilus to the latest nuclear attack sub, USS Virginia (representing the cutting edge of modern naval warfare); a race has ensued to develop a new kind of warship that would change naval warfare forever.

Weapons Races Series

You can find a full index of Weapons Races here.

Production & Filming Details

• Production: History Channel.
• Distributor(s): History Channel (US) and UKTV (UK).
• Release Date: 2006.
• Running Time: 50 minutes (per episode).
• Country: US.
• Language: English.

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